When U.S. officials needed to negotiate with the Taliban to bring an end to the Afghanistan war, they turned to Qatar. With Russia continuing its campaign in Ukraine, Qatar has become the main facilitator for what little communication there is between the two sides. In past years, this tiny desert nation has captured outsize attention largely because of the splashy real estate projects it bankrolls with proceeds from the world’s largest gas field. It’s also home to one of the United States’ most...
Los Angeles police officers arrived in riot gear at USC on Wednesday evening, arresting at least 35 people as they moved to clear an encampment at the center of campus formed in protest against the Israel-Hamas war. "Shame on you! Shame on you!" demonstrators chanted as police took away students and off-campus activists. The encampment in Alumni Park — where the university's main-stage commencement is scheduled to take place next month — went up before sunrise and grew by afternoon as students,...
Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Monday, drawing retaliatory strikes. The Israeli military said 35 projectiles were launched at one of its bases, striking the sources of the rocket fire, without causing any casualties.
Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was under rising pressure Monday from all sides over his country's ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Far-right members of Netanyahu's own cabinet have threatened to drop their support for his coalition government if he accepts a cease-fire deal with Hamas, but the U.S. and many Israelis are pushing him to strike an agreement to bring the remaining hostages home from Gaza and wind down the devastating war in the Palestinian...
Israel has launched a retaliatory strike against Iran with explosions reported near a military base early on Friday morning.]]>
Mediators are working on a compromise that will answer most of both parties’ main demands.
Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza's city of Rafah -- on the border with Egypt -- could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability.
Iran said it could review its “nuclear doctrine” in an apparent threat to build an atomic bomb if attacked by Israel.]]>
Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before it launches an invasion of Rafah, where more than 1.5 million people are sheltering, the White House has said.]]>
Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend. READ MORE:
MADISON, Wis. -- Hundreds of students took to Library Mall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Monday, in protest of the Israel war.
Let us condemn all such atrocious violence as we strive to bring an end to the fighting and devastation in Gaza.